NAVY LASSES RECORD THREE SUCCESSIVE WINS
Women’s Limited Over Tournament
The Women’s limited over cricket tournament which got underway last week saw the defense forces teams having a successful run so far. The Navy lasses have been the most successful as they have won all three matches that they have played.
They began with a convincing ten wicket win against the Air Force ‘B’ side and then went on to record wins against Army ‘B’ by nine wickets and Colts by 120 runs.
Air Force ‘A’ Women have won the two matches that they have played against Seenigama Ladies by a massive 168 runs and against Army ‘A’ by 63 runs while Air Force ‘B’ and Army ‘A’ were the other two teams to win a game each. RESULTS: AT BRC - AIR FORCE ‘A’ BY 168 RUNS Air Force ‘A’ 198 in 49.2 overs (Ama Kanchana 46, Dilani Manodara 27, Chamari Atapattu 24; Sathya Sandeepani 3 for 37, Sachini Nisansala 2 for 16) Seenigama Ladies 30 in 16.5 overs (Oshadi
Ranasinghe 5 for 6, Iroshi Fernando 2 for 4, Sudeepa Athukorala 2 for 6)
AT THURSTAN – NAVY BY TEN WICKETS
Air Force ‘B’ 35 in 28.1 overs (Chandima Gunarathna 5 for 7) Navy 36/0 in 6.1 overs AT PANAGODA – AIR FORCE ‘A’ BY 63 RUNS
Air Force ‘A’ 238 for 8 in 50 overs (Chamari Atapattu 70, Chamari Polgampola 63, Dilani Manodara 44; Lakmali Meththananda 2 for 36)
Army ‘A’ 175 for 9 in 50 overs (Nipuni Hansika 73, Imalka Mendis 25, Roshini Perera 22; Chamari Polgampola 2 for 25, Oshadi Ranasinghe 2 for 37, Malsha Shehani 2 for 39)
AT WELISARA – NAVY BY NINE WICKETS
Army ‘B’ 63 in 30.1 overs (Niluka Kushanthi 26; Udeshika Prabodhani 6 for 17) Navy 65 for 1 in 18.1 overs (Prasadani Weerakkody 35 n.o.) AT COLTS – AIR FORCE ‘B’ BY SIX WICKETS
Colts 187 for 9 in 50 overs (Deepika Rasangika 62, Iresha Shamali 54, Amasha Anjali 28; Darshani Dharmasiri 3 for 24, Chaturani Gunawardena 2 for 42)
Air Force ‘B’ 188 for 4 in 48.1 overs (Ruchini Samarasinghe 46, Sanduni Abeywickrama 26, Chaturani Gunawardena 70 n.o.; Poojani Liyanage 2 for 40) AT COLTS – NAVY BY 120 RUNS Navy 215 for 5 in 50 overs (Hasini Perera 84, Prasidini Weerakkodi 40, Lasanthia Madushani 20, Harshitha Madavi 36 n.o.; Shyala Shermin 2 for 18)
Colts 95 in 47 overs (Inoka Ranaweera 4 for 14, Maduri Samuddika 2 for 25)
AT PANAGODA – ARMY ‘A’ BY NINE WICKETS
Seenigama Ladies 78 in 34.5 overs (Iresha Chathurani 18, Niluka Karunarathne 2/10, Nilakshika Silva 2/13, Sugandika Kumari 2/15, Nadeeshani Gunasena 2/18)
Army ‘A’ 80 for 1 in 16.4 overs (Imalka Mendis 50 n.o.) (MSA)